April 10, 2026 • 9 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Exists as Florida's news that impacts you on the Brian Mutill, Yeah,
he's around the state that impacts you probably and Chiel
Malkin with you on this Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Happy Friday to you, and there is some happier news
in the preseason hurricane forecasting. One of the stories out
over the past day. You have ACU Weather, who is
like often a hype artist, that came out with their
forecast even they acknowledge less activity. You had CSU the
(00:37):
first of what are considered the major preseason hurricane forecast.
I mean, you can take it or leave it. But
typically if you talk about credibility, the way these things
are built, National Hurricane Center's forecast, which is not out
yet is always considered to be the most credible, and
the second most credible would be the CSU, which is
interesting because it's Colorado State University and it is but
(00:58):
they are actually the ones who invent into basically the
modern preseason forecast and so that you can do this
stuff from the mountains in Colorado, from the Rockies. But
I agree with you, it's always has been odd that
people would lot to the Rockies for hurricane forecasting to
the Atlantic, but Nevertheless, Fox's Jeffmanasso.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Colorado State University that's pioneered season forecasts for decades, predicting
a strong al Nino, which is associated with less storms.
There are fourteen named as storms on average, and this
year scientists expect thirteen, with six hurricanes predicted, including at
least two CAP three plus hurricanes, the least number of
storms predicted since twenty nineteen. CSU's long range forecast this
(01:42):
year also anticipates a potential super El Nino developing, with
sea surface tempts likely relatively warm and above normal throughout
the season. Warmer water typically provides fuel for storms. It
is what it is.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Last year, CSU, along with all the other preseason forecasters,
called for above average activity as we know, it turned
out to be a below average year and with zero
impact to the United States, which was awesome, and hopefully
this means that it will be that much more benign.
One of the things that's going to be interesting to watch,
and actually it's the reason why last year's hurricane season
(02:17):
was so benign to begin with, the impact of Saharan
dust combined with the El Nino effect that we're going
to end up seeing one of the things I've pointed
out with my monthly hurricane updates during hurricane season the
remarkable streak we've been on in the southeastern quadrant of
(02:41):
Florida in particular, but really the entire east coast of Florida.
If you put an asterisk next to Nicole. Remember Nicole
back was about four years ago. Now that ended up
striking at Bureau Beach. Technically was not a hurricane of landfalls,
as seventy miles an hour was like within two miles
(03:01):
of the shoreline. But whatever, I mean, let's just say
Nicole asterisk next to it. For all of the hurricane
activity we've had over the past twenty hurricane seasons, none
of it here. I mean, we've had effect says they've
(03:23):
crossed the state. The last landfall though that took place,
and even that one didn't make landfall. First here was
Wilma in October of two thousand and five, that came
across the state, of course from the golf and so
you have to go back that far to find a
hurricane making a landfall in the east coast of Florida.
(03:43):
That's pretty remarkable, it really is. And what I pointed
out for a long time and there's all kinds of research.
I bring it to you each year. I'll probably do
that in advance a hurricane season again this year is
the impact of Saharan dust. Where by and large you
have had your hurricane forecasters get it wrong. When they
have gone things wrong, like last year, the narrative has been, oh,
(04:07):
because of climate change in hotter temperatures, you're just going
to have more and ever worse hurricanes. And that is
not true. That is a completely false narrative. For one
very big reason. There is the for every action, there
can be an equal an opposite reaction, and it happens
(04:28):
to be the number one reason why the East coast
of Florida in particular has been hurricane free for twenty years. Yes,
it's true that global temperatures have been hotter. Yes it's
true the global ocean temperatures have been hotter. That is
(04:49):
beyond dispute. You know the people who want to try
to say, oh, you know, the climate change, global or
whatever you want to call it isn't real. That's incorrect, Okay,
just as demonstrably false. It exists. It is there, It
is hotter, been times previous. But what it doesn't necessarily
means he get more hurricanes and that they're always going
(05:10):
to be worse because what it has done is created
more Saharan dust. The single greatest hurricane repellent that exists
is saharan dust. What is often reported as as dry air.
You'll have dry air in the atmosphere. True dust is
pretty dry, and so that can more than combat a
(05:31):
slight increase in ocean and airtemps. That is the prominent
reason as we've had hotter temperatures, we've had more saharent
dust progressively over the past couple of decades, including on
record levels the past couple of years, that it has
consistently made its way towards the east coast of Florida. Typically,
the saharan dust will die out about the time you
(05:52):
get to the Caribbean, and so our risk factor has
basically been if something was going to come through the
golf at us or if something was going to come
like right develop right offshore here and then just kind
of get sucked in, kind of like in Nicold type
of situation that came through in November, right the end
of hurricane season. Otherwise, the reason we haven't gotten stuff
(06:13):
on our coast coming off the Atlantic is if there
was going to run into the patterns that make its
way to us. The dust has been there, and so
the reason why they all blew it on hurricane season
last year predominantly was because this hear and dust was
supervasive and made it to the golf. The reason we've
(06:34):
had so much activity Florida in particular has been nailed
so many times in recent years, everything developing in the golf,
But when that dust made it to the golf, then
blow average hurricane season no impact to the United States.
So what's going to be interesting this year is Alninio
comes from the Pacific and this aron dust obviously comes
(06:55):
from Africa, and so they're coming to opposite directions. Where
will the two meet and what will the effect be?
That'll be interesting. That's why I'll be keeping an eye
on all right. Meanwhile, wanted form of property manager Alexandra
Gonzalez been arrested by the Martin County Sheriff's Office. Gonzalez
turned herself into authorities on Thursday following the issuance of
(07:16):
an arrest warrant for embezzlement from Avant Garde Property Management.
Gonzales said to have stolen approximately two hundred thousand dollars
in ag adues from residents in White Marsh Reserve and
the dunes of Hutcheson Island. Gonzales, who faces one hundred
and twenty four charges, evated authorities until turning herself in.
Paul Beach County Sheriff's Office snapped a woman believed to
(07:37):
be responsible for a string of check fraud in debit
card scams targeting seniors. Tanya Salgado arrested at charge with
numerous counts of stealing in altering checks and stolen stolen
debit card information resulting in the theft of tens of
thousands of dollars. Last year, a tattoo on Selgadu's hand
proved to be the critical evidence for investigators. Blow's Home
(07:59):
Improven is anounce the planned opening of a new store
in Tradition this June. The store well employed approximately one
hundred jobs one hundred people and the company currently hiring
for those positions. Beach erosion been an issue for a
lot of coastal communities this week with the front that
we've had that's come through and that stalled many of
the beach renourishment projects that have been in place, but now.
(08:22):
It's also resulted in the temporary closure of two public
access points on Palm Beach. The beach access at Brazilian
and Chilean Avenues closed would drop offs of five to
six feet being reported yesterday. Rain is in the rear
view mirror heading into the weekend. Gusty conditions continuing today
highs upper seventies will blow average for the state and
(08:45):
we can expect similar weather through the weekend. And gas
prices they fell another four cents per gallon yesterday. Four
to nine per gallon on average day wide in the
Palm Beach is four twenty four today, Martin right there
at the state average at four nine, four to ten
in Indian River County and the Averrige in Saint Lucie
four e eleven
Exists as Florida's news that impacts you on the Brian Mutill, Yeah,
he's around the state that impacts you probably and Chiel
Malkin with you on this Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Happy Friday to you, and there is some happier news
in the preseason hurricane forecasting. One of the stories out
over the past day. You have ACU Weather, who is
like often a hype artist, that came out with their
forecast even they acknowledge less activity. You had CSU the
(00:37):
first of what are considered the major preseason hurricane forecast.
I mean, you can take it or leave it. But
typically if you talk about credibility, the way these things
are built, National Hurricane Center's forecast, which is not out
yet is always considered to be the most credible, and
the second most credible would be the CSU, which is
interesting because it's Colorado State University and it is but
(00:58):
they are actually the ones who invent into basically the
modern preseason forecast and so that you can do this
stuff from the mountains in Colorado, from the Rockies. But
I agree with you, it's always has been odd that
people would lot to the Rockies for hurricane forecasting to
the Atlantic, but Nevertheless, Fox's Jeffmanasso.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Colorado State University that's pioneered season forecasts for decades, predicting
a strong al Nino, which is associated with less storms.
There are fourteen named as storms on average, and this
year scientists expect thirteen, with six hurricanes predicted, including at
least two CAP three plus hurricanes, the least number of
storms predicted since twenty nineteen. CSU's long range forecast this
(01:42):
year also anticipates a potential super El Nino developing, with
sea surface tempts likely relatively warm and above normal throughout
the season. Warmer water typically provides fuel for storms. It
is what it is.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Last year, CSU, along with all the other preseason forecasters,
called for above average activity as we know, it turned
out to be a below average year and with zero
impact to the United States, which was awesome, and hopefully
this means that it will be that much more benign.
One of the things that's going to be interesting to watch,
and actually it's the reason why last year's hurricane season
(02:17):
was so benign to begin with, the impact of Saharan
dust combined with the El Nino effect that we're going
to end up seeing one of the things I've pointed
out with my monthly hurricane updates during hurricane season the
remarkable streak we've been on in the southeastern quadrant of
(02:41):
Florida in particular, but really the entire east coast of Florida.
If you put an asterisk next to Nicole. Remember Nicole
back was about four years ago. Now that ended up
striking at Bureau Beach. Technically was not a hurricane of landfalls,
as seventy miles an hour was like within two miles
(03:01):
of the shoreline. But whatever, I mean, let's just say
Nicole asterisk next to it. For all of the hurricane
activity we've had over the past twenty hurricane seasons, none
of it here. I mean, we've had effect says they've
(03:23):
crossed the state. The last landfall though that took place,
and even that one didn't make landfall. First here was
Wilma in October of two thousand and five, that came
across the state, of course from the golf and so
you have to go back that far to find a
hurricane making a landfall in the east coast of Florida.
(03:43):
That's pretty remarkable, it really is. And what I pointed
out for a long time and there's all kinds of research.
I bring it to you each year. I'll probably do
that in advance a hurricane season again this year is
the impact of Saharan dust. Where by and large you
have had your hurricane forecasters get it wrong. When they
have gone things wrong, like last year, the narrative has been, oh,
(04:07):
because of climate change in hotter temperatures, you're just going
to have more and ever worse hurricanes. And that is
not true. That is a completely false narrative. For one
very big reason. There is the for every action, there
can be an equal an opposite reaction, and it happens
(04:28):
to be the number one reason why the East coast
of Florida in particular has been hurricane free for twenty years. Yes,
it's true that global temperatures have been hotter. Yes it's
true the global ocean temperatures have been hotter. That is
(04:49):
beyond dispute. You know the people who want to try
to say, oh, you know, the climate change, global or
whatever you want to call it isn't real. That's incorrect, Okay,
just as demonstrably false. It exists. It is there, It
is hotter, been times previous. But what it doesn't necessarily
means he get more hurricanes and that they're always going
(05:10):
to be worse because what it has done is created
more Saharan dust. The single greatest hurricane repellent that exists
is saharan dust. What is often reported as as dry air.
You'll have dry air in the atmosphere. True dust is
pretty dry, and so that can more than combat a
(05:31):
slight increase in ocean and airtemps. That is the prominent
reason as we've had hotter temperatures, we've had more saharent
dust progressively over the past couple of decades, including on
record levels the past couple of years, that it has
consistently made its way towards the east coast of Florida. Typically,
the saharan dust will die out about the time you
(05:52):
get to the Caribbean, and so our risk factor has
basically been if something was going to come through the
golf at us or if something was going to come
like right develop right offshore here and then just kind
of get sucked in, kind of like in Nicold type
of situation that came through in November, right the end
of hurricane season. Otherwise, the reason we haven't gotten stuff
(06:13):
on our coast coming off the Atlantic is if there
was going to run into the patterns that make its
way to us. The dust has been there, and so
the reason why they all blew it on hurricane season
last year predominantly was because this hear and dust was
supervasive and made it to the golf. The reason we've
(06:34):
had so much activity Florida in particular has been nailed
so many times in recent years, everything developing in the golf,
But when that dust made it to the golf, then
blow average hurricane season no impact to the United States.
So what's going to be interesting this year is Alninio
comes from the Pacific and this aron dust obviously comes
(06:55):
from Africa, and so they're coming to opposite directions. Where
will the two meet and what will the effect be?
That'll be interesting. That's why I'll be keeping an eye
on all right. Meanwhile, wanted form of property manager Alexandra
Gonzalez been arrested by the Martin County Sheriff's Office. Gonzalez
turned herself into authorities on Thursday following the issuance of
(07:16):
an arrest warrant for embezzlement from Avant Garde Property Management.
Gonzales said to have stolen approximately two hundred thousand dollars
in ag adues from residents in White Marsh Reserve and
the dunes of Hutcheson Island. Gonzales, who faces one hundred
and twenty four charges, evated authorities until turning herself in.
Paul Beach County Sheriff's Office snapped a woman believed to
(07:37):
be responsible for a string of check fraud in debit
card scams targeting seniors. Tanya Salgado arrested at charge with
numerous counts of stealing in altering checks and stolen stolen
debit card information resulting in the theft of tens of
thousands of dollars. Last year, a tattoo on Selgadu's hand
proved to be the critical evidence for investigators. Blow's Home
(07:59):
Improven is anounce the planned opening of a new store
in Tradition this June. The store well employed approximately one
hundred jobs one hundred people and the company currently hiring
for those positions. Beach erosion been an issue for a
lot of coastal communities this week with the front that
we've had that's come through and that stalled many of
the beach renourishment projects that have been in place, but now.
(08:22):
It's also resulted in the temporary closure of two public
access points on Palm Beach. The beach access at Brazilian
and Chilean Avenues closed would drop offs of five to
six feet being reported yesterday. Rain is in the rear
view mirror heading into the weekend. Gusty conditions continuing today
highs upper seventies will blow average for the state and
(08:45):
we can expect similar weather through the weekend. And gas
prices they fell another four cents per gallon yesterday. Four
to nine per gallon on average day wide in the
Palm Beach is four twenty four today, Martin right there
at the state average at four nine, four to ten
in Indian River County and the Averrige in Saint Lucie
four e eleven
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